軟釘子
ruǎn​dīng​zi

tactful rejection

  • created sense approved 软钉子/軟釘子 · ruǎn​dīng​zi · tactful rejection — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    软钉子 / 軟釘子

    ruǎn​dīng​zi

    tactful rejection

    (figurative) a polite or indirect refusal; a tactful retort or blame

    软 (literal) → 软/軟 · ruǎn · non-forceful 钉子 (literal) → 钉子/釘子 · dīng​zi · snag

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense